The summer is the perfect time to grow first-year seedlings and cultivate them for fall planting. Seedlings should be grown and cared for in pots, whether in a screened-in porch or on the back deck. Growing them in easy-to-reach areas… Read More
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5 Practices Used in Ecological Gardening
Establishing an ecological garden with native plants provides a healthy habitat for pollinating insects and other local creatures. Planting a beautiful garden doesn’t happen overnight, but with these five practices, you can build an ecological landscape or garden on your… Read More
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What is Contract Growing?
Custom contract growing allows growers like American Native Plants to suit a wide variety of needs for wholesale customers. Through this process, wholesale customers can pre-select native plants for their property to meet their needs and plant requirements. Through contract… Read More
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How to Select Native Plants for a Restoration Project
The success of a restoration project depends on the careful selection of appropriate plant materials, particularly native plants. Whether you’re planning to restore a local forest or marshland, choosing the right plants is critical to the short-term and long-term prosperity… Read More
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4 Ways to Attract Lightning Bugs to Your Yard
Lighting bugs, or fireflies, thrive in the summer heat. The luminescent insect lives in various habitats and can be found all over the world, but they’re especially attracted to warm and humid climates. Do you enjoy the sight of twinkling… Read More
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City Living: Plant a Container Garden with Native Plants
City residents often wonder how they can establish a beautiful garden without a yard or garden space. Container gardens offer a solution for the limitation of space, and they make perfect homes for countless species of natives. Discover how you… Read More
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How You Can Help the Bees this Summer
Pollinators like honeybees are responsible in large part for a majority of the foods we enjoy every day. But in recent years, bees and other pollinators have been in crisis. It’s important to protect these species in order to maintain… Read More
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4 Gardening Tips for Beginners
If the beautiful spring weather has you aching to get out in the garden, you’re not alone. This is the prime season for gardeners, but if you’ve never had a garden before it can be a little intimidating. Don’t let… Read More
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How to Manage Native Plants
Switching to native plants in your home landscape is an excellent way to establish a more environmentally friendly space that is steeped in beauty. Because native plants are ideally suited for the environment they are being grown in, they have… Read More
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Planting Native Plants in the Right Place
Planting a garden or landscape requires careful planning and preparation. If a gardener chooses the wrong location for a shrub or flower, they unintentionally increase the maintenance required to care for that plant. Rather than digging and relocating plants, take… Read More